Chamberlain College of Nursing A&P 1 Final
Exam Study Guide questions and answers
2025\2026 A+ Grade
synovial joints
- correct answer freely movable joints ex: hip, knee, shoulder
cartilaginous joints
- correct answer allow only slight movement and consist of bones connected entirely by cartilage
synchondrosis joint
- correct answer Bones are joined by Hyaline cartilage only ex: Epiphyseal plate
symphysis
- correct answer two bones joined by fibrocartilage ex: Pubic symphysis
suture joint
- correct answer immovable joint, such as between the bones of the skull
syndesmoses joint
- correct answer More dense fibrous CT than a suture ex: Gomphosis
interosseous joint
- correct answer sheet of dense fibrous connective tissue Ex: between radius and ulna
syntharoses joints
- correct answer Allows no movement ex: Suture, gomphosis
,Amphiarthroses
- correct answer slightly movable joint
ex. pubic symphysis, intervertebral discs
Diarthroses
- correct answer freely movable joint ex: hip, knee, shoulder, elbow
epiphyseal cartilage
- correct answer The cartilaginous region between the epiphysis and diaphysis of a growing bone ex:
growth plate
bursa
- correct answer fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of a joint over another
tendon sheath
- correct answer an elongated bursa that wraps completely around a tendon subjected to friction
gliding joint
- correct answer allows one bone to slide over another; found in wrist and ankles
angular joint
- correct answer hyper-extension, extension, flexion, lateral flexion, adduction, abduction, and
circumduction
Rotation
- correct answer CIRCULAR MOVEMENT AROUND AN AXIS ex: lateral and medial rotation
Special Joint Movements
- correct answer elevation, depression, protraction, retraction, supination, pronation, inversion,
eversion, dorsiflexion, plantar flexion
plane joint
- correct answer side to side movement and back and forth
, hinge joint
- correct answer Joint between bones (as at the elbow or knee) that permits motion in only one plane
pivot joint
- correct answer the rounded or pointed surface of one bone articulates with a ring formed partly by
another bone and partly by a ligament
Factors Affecting Contact and Range
of Motion at Synovial Joints
- correct answer Structure and shape of the articulating
bones, Strength and tautness of the joint ligaments, Arrangement and tension of the muscles, Contact of
soft parts, Hormones, Disuse
Mandible
- correct answer lower jaw
Maxilla
- correct answer upper jaw
mental foramen
- correct answer
Zygomatic bone
- correct answer cheek bone
squamous suture
- correct answer Between parietal and temporal bones
parietal bone of skull
- correct answer
Exam Study Guide questions and answers
2025\2026 A+ Grade
synovial joints
- correct answer freely movable joints ex: hip, knee, shoulder
cartilaginous joints
- correct answer allow only slight movement and consist of bones connected entirely by cartilage
synchondrosis joint
- correct answer Bones are joined by Hyaline cartilage only ex: Epiphyseal plate
symphysis
- correct answer two bones joined by fibrocartilage ex: Pubic symphysis
suture joint
- correct answer immovable joint, such as between the bones of the skull
syndesmoses joint
- correct answer More dense fibrous CT than a suture ex: Gomphosis
interosseous joint
- correct answer sheet of dense fibrous connective tissue Ex: between radius and ulna
syntharoses joints
- correct answer Allows no movement ex: Suture, gomphosis
,Amphiarthroses
- correct answer slightly movable joint
ex. pubic symphysis, intervertebral discs
Diarthroses
- correct answer freely movable joint ex: hip, knee, shoulder, elbow
epiphyseal cartilage
- correct answer The cartilaginous region between the epiphysis and diaphysis of a growing bone ex:
growth plate
bursa
- correct answer fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of a joint over another
tendon sheath
- correct answer an elongated bursa that wraps completely around a tendon subjected to friction
gliding joint
- correct answer allows one bone to slide over another; found in wrist and ankles
angular joint
- correct answer hyper-extension, extension, flexion, lateral flexion, adduction, abduction, and
circumduction
Rotation
- correct answer CIRCULAR MOVEMENT AROUND AN AXIS ex: lateral and medial rotation
Special Joint Movements
- correct answer elevation, depression, protraction, retraction, supination, pronation, inversion,
eversion, dorsiflexion, plantar flexion
plane joint
- correct answer side to side movement and back and forth
, hinge joint
- correct answer Joint between bones (as at the elbow or knee) that permits motion in only one plane
pivot joint
- correct answer the rounded or pointed surface of one bone articulates with a ring formed partly by
another bone and partly by a ligament
Factors Affecting Contact and Range
of Motion at Synovial Joints
- correct answer Structure and shape of the articulating
bones, Strength and tautness of the joint ligaments, Arrangement and tension of the muscles, Contact of
soft parts, Hormones, Disuse
Mandible
- correct answer lower jaw
Maxilla
- correct answer upper jaw
mental foramen
- correct answer
Zygomatic bone
- correct answer cheek bone
squamous suture
- correct answer Between parietal and temporal bones
parietal bone of skull
- correct answer
